Voice Instructions – Adjustments

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All voice instructions and warnings in DMD2 use Text-to-Speech.
You can adjust volume, pitch, speed, add extra volume to it, choose language, all from the default Android settings menu.

Please take a look at this video:
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Notice:
When you press the Play button, while it is speaking, you can use the volume buttons in your device to adjust Text to Speech output.

Change map language

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The map in DMD2 can be displayed in either its native language or you can set it to English, German or French.

To change map language you can click on the map settings button (top right cog wheel button) and scroll down to the bottom:

 

Saving a location and showing it on the map

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Users often confuse saving a location with a “waypoint”, in DMD2 a user location can be stored and made visible on the map. This should not be confused with adding a waypoint to an ongoing GPX recording which will be added to the GPX file once the recording is finished and the file saved.

The way you save location and view them on the map is through the PLACE SEARCH dialog (the magnifying glass button in the map view).

Steps to save a location:

  • Tap and hold anywhere on the map to start the “Map Long Press Actions” dialog
  • Now tap on “Save Location” button
  • Fill in your location information (icon, name, description)
  • You can choose to enable the “Keep visible on map” toggle -> this will make the location icon always visible on the map

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Map Dialogs – View content locations while using dialogs

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DMD2 dialogs are made to be easy to use while riding and with gloves, they usually are big and take most of the screen space.

We get asked often how to view the locations / tracks / waypoints from the listings while using the dialogs, for this we already have a function that makes the dialog take half space in the screen.

Tap the “minimise” button on the top right corner of the dialog:

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Also, if you want the last position to be remembers, to make the map not move back to your current location, then disable follow location before using the dialog:

How to view Track Progress box

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The Track Progress on the left side of the map view shows automatically (if enabled) if you are on top, or close to a GPX Track Line.

The information available for this box is:

Track Progress -> Track name / ETA / Distance to Finish
Distance to POIs -> User selectable (up to 3) POI categories to show along the track line
Next Waypoint -> Next Waypoint Name / Distance -> If there is any on the GPX file and close to the current track

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If you are on top of a track line and you cannot see this box check the following:

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To enable the POIs along the track:

  • Click “GPX” button in map view
  • Click “Settings” in the bottom of the dialog
  • Set it up under “Auto Find POIs”

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DMD-T665 Wired Remotes

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Please noticed that all our remotes can be connected using Bluetooth! But if you want to have it connected by cable you need to have the 12V power supply since the box handles power and communications!

The easiest remote to connect by cable is the Remote 2 since it includes a splitter cable that makes it plug and play. Other remotes like the Remote1 and Remote2 can be used but require you to manually connect them to the open wires. This is covered on the device manual.

The ideal setup is the T665 with 12V power supply and Remote 2:

Do i need internet for address search?

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DMD2 includes both place searching using the online Google Places API and place search using the offline map database!

The place search dialog include the following options:

 

If you are just looking for the closest POI of a specific category, then just tap on the icon for that category, the offline category listing will display a list of the closest places matching that category. Notice that you can scroll the categories and there is one for Town/City/Village too.

If you are searching for a specific POI name then use the Offline search, it should find what you are looking for.

If you are searching for a full address, with street name, number and postal code, then you need to be online and use the Online Search – this uses the full power of Google Places (the best place API) and can find based on address or name.

Cannot exit DMD2 – default device home is gone

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The default home launcher is the app which is shown when your device first starts or when you press the home button.

Some users want their devices to behave more like a traditional Android device, with a regular launcher where they can launch any app including DMD2. Other users will use the tablet mostly on their motorcycles and want DMD2 to be the default home app.

Whatever you prefer, notice that, you can always change this at any time. Check the video bellow to see how:

Access file from PC using USB connection

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By default when you plug our devices to a PC it will only charge the device.
If you want to access the device files from the PC you need to enable File Transfer in the device settings.

To do this you can check this video:

– Swipe down from the top of your screen
– Tap on the notification that says “Charging this device via USB”
– In the USB Preferences enable “Use USB for – File Transfer”

Export GPX recording file

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To export a recording (GPX file) you simply need to go to GPX Recorder > Recordings > select the recording from the list and press Share.

When you share the file, Android will show you all the installed apps to where you can share it, usually you would select something like Google Drive to store it online, but you can also select your email app if you want to send it by email to someone or even select an instant messaging app if you are sharing it in a chat.